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Kanna: An African Herb Used for Stress

Kanna is the miniature plant who is native of South Africa. This was ground in the powder and chewed to alleviate pain and enhance your mood.

How Kanna Can Help With the Stress

Kanna is thought believed to influence different parts of your brain, which includes amygdala—brains center that processes emotions—by:

Blocking out serotonin reuptake

Often serotonin is viewed as the main mood-enhancing neurotransmitters. And Kanna is shown to have the inhibitory effects on the serotonin transporters –same method that is used by the SSRI antidepressants – that decreases reuptake of serotonin & increases the bioavailability.

Blocking PDE4

PDE4 or Phosphodiesterase 4 is one enzyme that will break down the cyclic adenosine monophosphate, the molecule that is involved in various processes including the brain function. Like other Phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitors, kanna appears to reduce activity of the enzyme, this effect can help with anxiety, depression, or other mental issues.

Kanna Benefits and Uses for Stress and Anxiety

Kanna is thought to have some potential medicinal use and impart various health benefits that are tied to stress. Let us know how to relieve stressand anxiety with the help Kanna and it includes:

General relaxation

Mood enhancement, particularly in depression

Anxiety reduction

Kanna is taken as the hot drink that will ease tension, relax your body as well as relieve pain, and also used as a natural chew that can improve digestion & suppress hunger.

The current advancements in the research have identified the nootropic properties of kanna extract high. It is predominantly shown to improve the cognitive function, and can help with the Alzheimer’s as well as other conditions that are linked to the memory loss. There’s also some emerging evidence supporting the role as the stress reliever, particularly through reducing depression and anxiety.

The roots and leaves of kanna carry main bioactive compounds that consist of the collection of the alkaloids with some psychoactive qualities, which includes:

Mesembrenol

4′-O-demethylmesembrenol

Mesembrine

Mesembrenone

This mood altering plant is historically used for relieving pain and increasing brain function. Now, research is finding that it can provide benefits for the stress relief as well:

Enhancing mood – Kanna appears to have the euphoric effect and help with depression.

Kanna is legally possessed, bought, distributed and cultivated even though you don’t have the license and prescription since it isn’t the controlled substance in country. It is true for the parts of plants and extracts. But, there are some specific rules of the countries for the use of this drug and supplement.